Yup, sweat gets in there, causes oxidation, and my right bud was cutting out within a year (that's not much better than the weak conductors the rotary conductor was meant to fix)!

my $100 Shure earbuds?I went through three pairs of those fantastic earbuds before the company finally fixed the weak conductor problem that would inevitably break the cable conductor close to the ear by introducing with an electrical slip plate and ability to remove the earbuds from their cables and replace them

my $100 Shure earbuds?I went through three pairs of those fantastic earbuds before the company finally fixed the weak conductor problem that would inevitably break the cable conductor close to the ear by introducing with an electrical slip plate and ability to remove the earbuds from their cables and replace them

Silver itself is the best conductor of all elements, but it is very reactive and oxidizes (tarnishes) very easily.